Gomel facts for kids
Quick facts for kids
Gomel
Гомель
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The grounds of the Gomel Palace
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| Country |  Belarus |
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| Subdivision | Homiel | ||
| Founded | 1142 | ||
| Area | |||
| • City | 121 km2 (47 sq mi) | ||
| Population
(2004)
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| • City | 481,197 | ||
| • Density | 4,258.4/km2 (11,029/sq mi) | ||
| • Metro | 527,886 | ||
| Time zone | UTC+2 (EET) | ||
| • Summer (DST) | UTC+3 (EEST) | ||
| Area code(s) | +375 232(2) | ||
| License plate | 3 | ||
| Website | www.gorod.gomel.by | ||
Gomel (also Homiel, Homel) is the administrative center of Gomel Voblast. It is the second-largest city in Belarus. It has a population of 482,652 (2009 census). Gomel is in the southeastern part of the country, on the right bank of Sozh river. It is 302 km (188 mi) to the South-East from Minsk, 534 km (332 mi) to the East from Brest, 171 km (106 mi) to the South from Mogilev, 237 km (147 mi) to the West from Bryansk and 111 km (69 mi) to the North from Chernihiv. The city's area is 121 km2.
Images for kids
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Gomel's inner fortress in the 12th century
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Gomel fortress in the 12th century. Art reconstruction
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Coat of Arms of Gomel, 1560
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Map of Gomel in 1799
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Districts and population of the city
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A trolleybus in the city centre in 2015
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Central Stadium
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Pyotr Alexandrovich Rumyantsev-Zadunaisky (1725–1796)
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Nikolay Petrovich Rumyantsev (1754–1826)
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Sergei Petrovich Rumyantsev (1755–1838)
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Ivan Fyodorovich Paskevich (1782–1856)
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Fyodor Ivanovich Paskevich (1823–1903)
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Irina Ivanovna Paskevich (1835–1925)
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See also
In Spanish: Gómel para niños
